WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Gina Haspel, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be director of the CIA, is 100 percent committed to going through the confirmation process in the U.S. Senate, the White House said on Monday.

Haspel wants to do everything she can to protect the agency and the safety and security of the American people, White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said at a news briefing, “which is why she is 100 percent committed to going through this confirmation process.”